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<P class="title"><A NAME="HELPSwVD"></A>Switch <B>-VD</B>  -  erase
disk contents before creating volume<hr></P>

<P>All files and folders on the target disk will be erased before
starting archiving operation, when '-vd' is used. If you create <A
HREF="HELPArcVolumes.htm">volumes</A>, erasing will be performed before
the creation of each volume, giving you the chance to archive to non-empty
removable disks. You must be sure that disks do not contain any useful
information.</P>

<P>The switch applies only to removable media, the hard disk cannot
be erased using it.</P>

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